Surrender Your Dog

NEED TO REHOME YOUR DOG?

Surrendering or re-homing your dog should be considered your last resort after all other channels have been explored. We understand that sometimes life throws unexpected twists in which result in having to re-home your four-legged family member.

While our top priority is to animals from local shelters, we will do our best to accommodate as many requests as we have room for. If your dog is accepted, we promise to provide it with the best care while under our organization, and to place it in the most suitable, loving home.

***Please note that we are a small breed rescue, and cannot take Bully breeds, Huskies, Rotties, Chows, German Shepherds or other large dogs. We cannot take your dangerously aggressive dog that you are afraid of. We are not a sanctuary. We do not have a kennel.***

Almost all of our adoptive dogs live in pre-approved foster homes while they await adoption. Please allow time for us to find the right foster for your dog if you can no longer house it. If you would like to foster your dog until we find a permanent placement instead of having us find temporary housing, please indicate this on your application.

Please review the options below to ensure you have taken into consideration the appropriate steps before ultimately deciding to surrender your dog.

Training

If your desire to re-home your dog is because of severe aggression, please contact a qualified training professional. There are many Positive Reinforcement trainers in the LA area. One trainer we recommend is KATE HART, she is also a behaviorist and can help your dog with private sessions and group classes. Tell her we sent you!

Medical

We are unable to accept dogs with major medical issues, unless you are willing to cover all associated veterinary costs. If you need assistance with vet bills, click here.

Found a Dog?

We first recommend you get the dog checked for a microchip at a nearby vet’s office (they should scan the dog for free, no appointment necessary) or closest shelter to where the dog was found. Taking a lost dog to a shelter gives its owners a chance to find it. After all, where would you go looking for your missing pet? You can obtain an intake number from the shelter, as well as place yourself on the “interested party” list as the first person to call when it’s available for adoption. The shelter is legally required to hold the dog for at least 5 days to allow owners to claim their pets. After the hold period, the dogs are put up for adoption to the general public. If the found dog is nearing its end of the hold period still unclaimed, feel free to send us a link to the dog’s profile from the shelter’s website (petharbor.com) to rescue@dogswithoutborders.org along with any information you can provide.

If you found a lost dog yesterday that is not chipped to us, we cannot take it. Take it to your local shelter.

Legally, we cannot place stray dogs into the rescue unless a reasonable effort has been made to find their owner for 30 days. This includes posting fliers in the area where the dog was found, submitting ads to Craigslist and taking the dog to a vet to be scanned for a chip. Be prepared to ask for proof of ownership to avoid false claims by someone claiming to be the owner of the missing pet. Ask for photos of the dog and if applicable, proof of license or other paperwork. Any responsible dog owner will absolutely have photos of their dog, or some kind of records.

If you found a lost dog take it to the shelter. If you need to re-home a dog please fill out the form below.

Surrender Form

Please note that we do not have a facility and we cannot accept pitbull type dogs at this time. We are a SMALL DOG rescue. Thank you.